Note From The Author-- Okay, so this is me pushing myself out of my boundaries again. I suppose this is a sort of a take on the Shuffle challenge. I decided to take my favorite CD by my favorite recording artist and write a short story based around the a verse or chorus from each song. I've chosen Awake by Josh Groban because he quite literally is my hero. If you haven't heard his music I encourage you to do so because he is truly amazing. This will be posted in two pieces, one with the songs sung in English and another with the songs sung in foreign languages. I encourage everyone to give this a try, it's really fun and interesting.
Disclaimer-- I do not own any of the characters of CSI: NY, nor do I own any of the beautiful songs of Josh Groban.
Keep me awake to memorize you
Give me more time to feel this way
We can't stay like this forever
But I can have you next to me today-Awake
They always seemed to find each other. After a difficult case or a trying day there would be a phone call or a shared glance, and inevitably they'd end up together, if only to make the world go away for a while.
Those nights they were together he never slept. He knew there was a good chance it couldn't last in the long run, that there were too many obstacles and differences for the two of them to ever work. Sometimes that hurt more than he could admit. Because of all that he couldn't sleep.
Long after she drifted off he stayed wide awake, relishing the feel of her in his arms. She never woke as he stroked his hand over her back or tangled his fingers in the softness of her hair. Having her there was always worth the loss of sleep.
He knew that in the morning they would part ways until they needed each other again. Eventually it would probably come to an end, and on that day he'd grieve for the loss of whatever they had. But until that day he'd take every moment that he could, and he'd stay awake to savor every single one of them.